RELINQUISHED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

relinquished

verb

past tense of relinquish

as in surrendered

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer

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as in resigned

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings

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Recent Examples of relinquished There have been small changes to the ownership structures of Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the last decade but without control ever being relinquished. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 While Russia has relinquished some control of the area to China following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia still plays a key role in Chinese shipping vessels’ passage through the route. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Cruz relinquished a run but got the double play and forced Serven to ground out to seal the win. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 Their relationship officially ended in 2018, when Panettiere relinquished custody of Kaya amid struggles with postpartum depression and addiction. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Sayeri wasn’t going to get the job last year until former Nevada Las Vegas kicker and freshman All-American Caden Chittenden got injured and relinquished it with Sayeri’s strong play. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Nick Aldis relinquished his duties as SmackDown General Manager to challenge Gunther to a grudge match amid months of tension with Gunther that inevitably became physical. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Police weapons are expected to be the first arms to be relinquished. — Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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Verb

The suspect surrendered to officers in a home's driveway, and he was taken into custody.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Washington Capitals Despite barely even being a functional hockey team for the first decade or so of their existence, the Caps have only surrendered one three-point debut in their history, and that one came on opening night in 2000.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrendered

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Kubasik, who has served as CEO since 2021, resigned from the L3Harris board and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Texas Republican Tony Gonzales also resigned from the House after admitting to an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of resigned

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In practice, puzzling choices by curators Klaus Biesenbach and Maike Steinkamp rendered the experiment fraught in places.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
They might be rendered obsolete in a few years, especially with breakthroughs in technology like drones of various sizes and capabilities.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of rendered

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Akihito, who abdicated in 2019, tried to bring what was seen as an aloof monarchy closer to the people, an example followed by his son, Naruhito, and his family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Frogmore is also the resting place of former King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in 1936 to wed divorcée Wallis Simpson.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of abdicated

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Though Sex and the City ended two entire decades ago, many of her most valuable life lessons—usually delivered via purring, zingy one-liners, either with a dirty martini in one hand or while waving a fork over brunch—feel just as relevant today.

— Daisy Jones, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026
Cloverleaf, a real estate developer founded in 2024, has built a pipeline of projects across North America and delivered multiple gigawatt-scale developments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of delivered

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Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

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